Girdle



GIRDLE Filed April 10, 1959 FIG.I

INVENTOR.

United States Patent GIRDLE Bette K. Kaupp, New York, N.Y., assignor toMaiden Form Brassiere Co., Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of NewYork Filed Apr. 10, 1959, Ser. No. 805,394

2 Claims. (Cl. 128- 548) The object of the present invention is toprovide a girdle which will better control problem areas of the wearer,particularly at the abdomen and the bulge which almost invariably formsin the use of girdles just above the same at the back of the wearer. Thecharacteristic of the invention is that elastic abdomen-controllingcrossed bands, entirely free except at their ends, lead directly to anelastic band lying above the waist area of the girdle and providing acontrol for such a back bulge of the wearer. In other words, the elasticband pull across the abdomen is directly tied into the pull on the backof the wearer above the waist line.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, in which Fig. l is a view in front elevation of the girdle,partly broken away, and indicating by dotted lines the partial outlineof the wearer.

Fig. 2 is an isometric view looking at the back of the girdle and withdotted lines indicating the wearer.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, dotted lines indicating the wearer, and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the girdle, folded flat and looking at itsfront.

Referring to the drawings, the girdle consists of a front panel 1 risingto a waist line at 2x, its top preferably being curved as shown. Thispanel will hereinafter be termed the front-center panel. Thefront-center panel 1 is seamed to the front side panels 2, which in turnare seamed to the back outer panels 3, the latter being connected toback panel 4. Back panel 4 preferably is substantially inelastictransversely thereof, but is elastic longitudinally, whereas the panels2 and 3 have two-way stretch. The front-center panel is preferably likeback panel 4 in longitudinal elasticity without free elasticitytransversely thereof.

The base line of the girdle has seamed thereto an elastic band 5, towhich garter straps and buckles 6 may be attached.

As hereinbefore stated, the waist line of the garment is at 2x, Figs. 1and 2; and extending across the back of the garment, above the waistline and seamed thereto, is a longitudinally elastic band 7 which mayextend forwardly into two extensions 7x, but which preferably terminatesat each opposite side of the garment at a normally vertical seam, one ofthe seams being shown at 8. The said seam, when employed, joins elasticback band 7 with extension 7x of said band. The ends of elastic bandextension 7x cross each other over front panel 1 and their ends areseamed at the seam-jointure of frontcenter panel 1 with panels 2.

The drawings, particularly Figures 1 to 3, show that when the garment isworn there is continuous elastic pressure by elastic band 7 and itsabdominally crossed elastic extensions, across the back of the wearer atthe area above the top waist line of the girdle, to control the usualback bulge, such pressure being transmitted to approximately the centerof the abdomen, and vice-versa, and this pressure, which is really along easy pull, provides the necessary control with comfort to thewearer.

It is preferred that elastic band 7 and its extension 7x have a Width ofabout two and one half inches, to provide adequate control and yetprevent any pseudo-bandaging effect at the front of the girdle.

It will be understood that certain modifications may be made in the formand arrangements of the elements constituting the embodiment illustratedin the drawings, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It will be seen from Fig. 4 that the elastic band extensions 2x at the:front of the girdle rise above the front girdle waist line 2x, and thatthe top of center panel 1 is slightly lower than the tops of panel 2,and that the said elastic extensions 7x are free except at their ends.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is as follows:

1. In a girdle constructed of a plurality of elastic panels which areseamed together, the panels providing a normal waist line, of alongitudinally elastic back band seamed to the top of the girdle at itsback, the said elastic back band being provided with two extensions,each of which leads from the top of the back band in a downward angleacross the front vertical center line of the girdle, said elasticextensions crossing each other, and their ends at the front of thegirdle being seamed thereto, said elastic extensions being free exceptat their end attachments, the front portion of said girdle comprisingtwo outermost panels and a central panel, the panels being seamedtogether, one of the elastic extensions of the elastic back band leadingdownwardly at an angle across the central panel and having its endjoined to the juncture between said central panel and the adjacent frontoutermost panel, the second elastic extension being led downwardly at anangle, crossing the first extension and being seamed at the juncture ofthe central panel and the appropriate front outermost panel.

2. A girdle constructed in accordance with claim 1, the front portionthereof comprising two outermost panels and a central panel, the .panelsbeing seamed together, one of the elastic extensions of the elastic backband leading downwardly at an angle across the central panel and .havingits end joined to the juncture between said central panel and theadjacent front outermost panel, the second. elastic extension being leddownwardly at an angle, crossing the first extension and being seamed atthe juncture of the central panel and the appropriate front outermostpanel.

Hill Aug. 10, 1948 Silvain Nov. 14, 1950

